A specialized contractor has begun work to remove the log jam accumulating near the confluence of the Raccoon and Des Moines Rivers. The log jam formed on a sandbar occurring in the Raccoon River just …
The annual New Century Farmer Conference will be held in Des Moines on July 21-25. The event invites select Future Farmers of America alumni between the ages of 18 and 24 to share information about …
EcoEngineers, an international renewable energy consulting, auditing and advisory firm based in Des Moines, is launching a new executive education program for farmers and agribusinesses to learn about life-cycle analyses (LCA). The LCA Academy will …
The African American Museum of Iowa will come to Des Moines’ Central Library for the second installment of a three-part series on Black agriculture and farming. The discussion, led by Dr. Negus Rudison-Imhotep, will focus …
Landus this week launched Conduit, a company that combines elements of a farmer-owned cooperative and a technology company. The Conduit platform will initially offer low-cost and user-friendly online financing, a news release said. In the …
As planting season gets underway for farms around Iowa, an early-stage research effort out of Iowa State University is focused on giving farmers better data and tools to make decisions that will affect their operations …
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced that the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship will invest in 14 urban water-quality projects within communities of all sizes across the state, including five in Central …
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced Thursday that 20 Iowa dairies across 12 Iowa counties have been awarded Choose Iowa Dairy Innovation grants. The cost-share grants are intended to help small dairies with less …
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig has announced that the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship is accepting applications for water quality implementation and demonstration projects. Selected projects will help deliver outreach and technical …
2023 was so disastrous for U.S. pork producers that analysts were left to predict that 2024 couldn’t possibly be any worse.
Tyson’s announcement that it will soon close a Perry processing plant, putting nearly 1,300 …
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